On Wednesday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stopped all plane departures within the US for over two hours, due to a system outage.
“Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the US following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews.”
– US Federal Aviation Administration
The Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) system had stopped working after a morning outage. The system updates pilots preparing for takeoff on potential hazards on the runway.
The disruption affected up to 7,300 flights, according to tracking website FlightAware. Further delays were expected to persist throughout the day.
